Improvement in horse-collars



M. F. SAUER. Horse-Collar.

Patented May I4, I878,

WITNESSES INVBNTOR:

6 BY M I ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS, PHOTOVLITHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON, LY, C

UNITED STATES PATENT MARTIN F. SAUER, OF SOMONAUK, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-COLLARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 203,650, dated May 14,1878 application filed March 20, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN FRIEDRICH SAUER, of Somonauk, in the countyof De Kalb and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Horse-Gollars, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a front view of one of my improved horse-collars. Fig. 2 isa detail crosssection taken through the line :0 m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 showsthe shape or pattern of the bellyleather.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish improved collars for horsesand mules, which shall be simpler in construction, and at the same timeneater and more durable, than collars constructed in the usual way.

The invention consists in an improved collar, in which the cover of therim is a single piece of leather, and the cover of each belly is asingle piece of leather having slits formed in'its outer or forwardedge, and in which the overlapping strips are held together, and thebelly and rim covers, at the lower end of the collar, are held togetherand strengthened by rivets, as hereinafter fully described.

A represents the rim of the collar, the cover of which is formed of asingle piece of leather. B represents the bellies of the collar, each ofwhich is covered with a single piece of leather. The inner or rear edgeof the cover B is cut with a slight swell, to give the necessaryfullness to the leather. In the outer or forward edge of the cover B areformed three slits, b b b as shown in Fig. 3. In forming the belly thestrips b b are drawn together beneath the strip 12 and are secured toeach other by one or more rivets, b the said strips b serving as awear-leather.

If desired, a piece of leather maybe placed upon the inner side of theoverlapped strips b b b and secured in place by a rivet, to prevent thestuffing from working out, and to stifi'en the said strips against thepressure of the hame-tug.

The strip 11 is drawn in beneath the strip b The outer edges of thestrips 11 b b b are so shaped that they will be held in place by thethread that sews the rim and bellies together.

The lower ends of the two covers B overlap each other, and are securedto each other by a rivet, O. The lower end of the collar is furtherstrengthened by a rivet, D, which passes through the collar at the pointwhere the corners of the lower ends of the covers B and the edges of therim-cover A overlap each' other. The rivet D also protects the threadthat connects the edges of the belly and rim covers from wear, and thusmakes the collar more durable. The upper ends of the parts of the collarare connected by buckles and straps, and are provided with aguard-leather or pad in the usual way.

. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desireto-secure by Letters Patent- An improved collar in which the cover ofthe rim is a single piece of leather, and the cover of each belly is asingle piece of leather, having the slits b 1) formed in its outer orforward edge, and in which the overlapping strips 6 b are held together,and the belly and rim covers at the lower end of the collar are heldtogether and strengthened by rivets, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

MARTIN FRIEDRICH SAUER. Witnesses:

T. Boos, J. PETRIE.

OFFICE.-

